GRE Word List
CALLUS
a thickening of or a hard thickened area on skin or bark
The meaning of the word callus is a thickening of or a hard thickened area on skin or bark.
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| backslide | to lapse morally or in the practice of religion |
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| commemorate | to call to remembrance |
| dogmatic | characterized by or given to the expression of opinions very strongly or positively as if they were facts |
| ramify | to split up into branches or constituent parts |
| nocturnal | of, relating to, or occurring in the night |
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| minatory | having a menacing quality |
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